Perfection is an unattainable goal. It isn't going to be perfect. Just get words down on paper, and when you stumble to what you think is the end of the book, you will have hundreds of pages of words that came out of your head. It may not be perfect, but it looks like a book.

True power comes when others offer it to you and you merely accept it as a gift, not as the spoils of some personal war.

They say not to look back, but if you’re not sure what lies ahead, what else is there but looking back?

If I'd been easily discouraged, I could have been a one-hit wonder

I wasn't afraid of him anymore, because I could smell his fear. You never had to be afraid of anything that was afraid of you.

He ordered food with a childlike glee and watched me eat, tasting it as I did. In private he'd roll on his back like a cat, hands pressed to his mouth as if trying to drain every taste. It was the only thing he did that was cute. He was gorgeous, sensual, but rarely cute. - Anita Blake about Jean-Claude

Before I knew you, I thought brave was not being afraid. You've taught me that bravery is being terrified and doing it anyway.